In Salem, laying the infrastructure for better infrastructure

Portland Business Journal:

State lawmakers are moving closer to a new way of financing major public infrastructure projects.

The House Transportation and Economic Development Committee on Monday was prepared to pass a bill that would create the 10-member West Coast Critical Infrastructure Exchange Task Force.

Though generally speaking, the creation of a task force isn’t the strongest barometer of progress, State Rep. Tobias Read says the bill’s intent is to prepare Oregon for a new way of investing in critical upgrades…

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